Leo Tolstoy

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Leo Tolstoy was a Russian novelist, moral philosopher, and social reformer best known for epic works like "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina," whose ideas on nonviolence and spiritual life deeply impacted global thinkers and movements.

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instanceOf Christian anarchist
Russian writer
essayist
human
moral philosopher
novelist
pacifist
playwright
short story writer
causeOfDeath pneumonia
countryOfCitizenship Russian Empire
dateOfBirth 1828-09-09
dateOfDeath 1910-11-20
familyName Tolstoy family
surface form: Tolstoy
fullName Leo Tolstoy self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy
genre drama
novel
philosophical essay
religious writing
short story
givenName Lev
influenced Dorothy Day
James Bevel
Mahatma Gandhi
Martin Luther King Jr.
social justice movements
languageOfWorkOrName Russian
memberOf Tolstoy family
movement Tolstoyanism
Realism
surface form: realism
nativeName Leo Tolstoy self-linksurface differs
surface form: Лев Николаевич Толстой
nobleTitle count
notableIdea Christian pacifism
nonviolent resistance
notableWork A Confession
Anna Karenina
Hadji Murad
Resurrection
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
The Kingdom of God Is Within You
The Kreutzer Sonata
War and Peace
What I Believe
numberOfChildren 13
occupation educator
essayist
novelist
philosopher
playwright
short story writer
social reformer
placeOfBirth Russian Empire
Tula Governorate
Yasnaya Polyana
placeOfDeath Astapovo
Russian Empire
Ryazan Governorate
religion Christian anarchism
Russian Orthodox Church
sexOrGender male
spouse Sophia Tolstaya

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Sophia Tolstaya spouse Leo Tolstoy
The Hedgehog and the Fox subject Leo Tolstoy
The Kreutzer Sonata workOf Leo Tolstoy
Hadji Murad workOfAuthor Leo Tolstoy